Social philosophy: the

subject matter and the

structure
1. The specific character of social
philosophy. Social being and social
consciousness.
2. Philosophical meaning of the concept of
society. Society as a system.
3. Social systems structure and its basic
elements.
4. Historical periodization of social
development: formational, civilization,
axial and wave approaches.
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